Feeling the Space explained

Feeling the Space
Type:	Album
Artist:	Yoko Ono
Cover:	Yoko-Ono-Feeling-The-Space-214175.jpg
Released:	^[1]
Recorded:	1972 – June 1973
Genre:	Pop rock
Label:	Apple
Producer:	Yoko Ono
Chronology:	Yoko Ono
Prev Title:	Approximately Infinite Universe
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Double Fantasy
Next Year:	1980

Feeling the Space is the fourth solo album by Yoko Ono, released in 1973. It was her last one to be released on Apple Records.

History

The entire album adopts a feminist theme, focusing on issues affecting women in the 1970s. Its liner notes parody adult advertising, giving the telephone numbers, birthdates and vital statistics of the male band members. (John Lennon appears as "John O'Cean", with his number listed as "Not for Sale"). Lennon played guitar on the tracks "Woman Power" and "She Hits Back",^[2] and sings a backing vocal line on "Men, Men, Men". Lennon's album, Mind Games, was released around the same time as Feeling the Space, in November 1973.^[3]

The album was originally planned to be a double until EMI/Apple demanded it be edited; two of the songs excised from the double were issued as singles in Japan. The entire released album, plus the songs originally intended for the double release, is included as the "Run, Run, Run" disc on the "Onobox" set.^[4] The five extra songs included on Onobox were later added as bonus tracks to the 2017 Reissue of Feeling the Space.

Track listing

All songs written by Yoko Ono.

Personnel

• Yoko Ono – vocals, backing vocals
• David Spinozza – acoustic guitar
• Ken Ascher – piano, Hammond organ, mellotron on "Growing Pain"
• Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• Arthur Jenkins Jr. – percussion
• David Friedman – vibraphone
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow – pedal steel guitar
• John O'Cean (John Lennon) – guitar on "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power"^[2]
• Don Frank Brooks – harmonica
• Jeremy Steig – flute
• Andrew Smith – drums on "Growing Pain"
• Robert "Bob Babbitt" Kreinar – bass guitar on "Growing Pain"
• Rick Marotta – drums on "If Only"
• Something Different Chorus on "Run, Run, Run", "Straight Talk", "Angry Young Woman", "She Hits Back" and "Women Power"

Technical

• George Marino – mastering engineer

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Catalog
United States	2 November 1973	LP	Apple Records	SW-3412^[5]
		8-Track		8XW 3412^[6]
United Kingdom	16 November 1973	LP		SAPCOR 26^[7]
Japan	1973			EAP-80921 ^[8]
Germany				1C062-94963^[9]
France				2C064-96963^[10]
United States	10 June 1997^[11]	CD	Rykodisc	RCD 10419^[12]
United Kingdom^[13]	1997
Japan				VACK-5375/2^[14]
	24 January 2007		Rykodisc, Apple Records	VACK-1311^[15]
United States & Europe	14 July 2017	LP^[16]	Secretly Canadian, Chimera Music	SC284/CHIM23^[17]
		LP (White)^[18]
		CD
Japan	2 August 2017	CD	Sony Records International	SICX-88^[19]
	9 August 2017	LP (White)		SIJP-53^[20]

Notes and References

1. Yoko Ono. Onobox. 1992. liner notes. Rykodisc. RCD 10224/29.
2. Book: Blaney, John. John Lennon: Listen to This Book. 2005. Paper Jukebox. [S.l.]. 9780954452810. illustrated. 127. 1973 to 1975: The Lost Weekend Starts Here.
3. Book: The Words and Music of John Lennon. Urish, B. . Bielen, K. . 47. 2007. Praeger. 978-0-275-99180-7.
4. http://imaginepeace.com/archives/6364 ONOBOX by Yoko Ono
5. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Winchester Press, Vinyl). Discogs. 2 November 1973 .
6. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, 8-Track Cartridge). Discogs. 18 August 1973 .
7. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl). Discogs. 16 November 1973 .
8. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl). Discogs. 18 August 1973 .
9. Web site: Yoko Ono Feeling the Space German vinyl LP album (LP record) (347209).
10. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1973, Vinyl). Discogs. 18 August 1973 .
11. Web site: Ready or Not: Yoko Ono Albums to be Reissued. https://web.archive.org/web/20180218211908/http://www.mtv.com/news/509113/ready-or-not-yoko-ono-albums-to-be-reissued/. dead. 18 February 2018. MTV.
12. Web site: Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1997, CD). Discogs. 18 August 1997 .
13. Web site: Yoko Ono Feeling the Space UK CD album (CDLP) (92231).
14. Web site: Yoko Ono / Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (1997, CD). Discogs. 18 August 1997 .
15. Web site: Feeling the Space [Cardboard Sleeve] [Limited Release] Yoko Ono CD Album. CDJapan.
16. Web site: Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, Vinyl). Discogs. 14 July 2017 .
17. Web site: Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, Gatefold, CD). Discogs. 14 July 2017 .
18. Web site: Yoko Ono with Plastic Ono Band & Something Different – Feeling the Space (2017, White, Vinyl). Discogs. 14 July 2017 .
19. Web site: Feeling the Space Yoko Ono CD Album. CDJapan.
20. Web site: Feeling the Space [Limited Release] Yoko Ono Vinyl (LP). CDJapan.